A Peek into my Work Bag

I’m starting a new category on the blog talking about stuff that I want to talk about which is How We Work – I find this type of stuff really interesting and because we like to attract people, clients and work that we love I figure that if I talk about stuff that I love that might just do it.

So today you’re getting a peek into my work bag. And yes, I realize that I am an organized junkie – if you saw how much I actually do on a daily basis you would recognize that the ONLY (that’s no exaggeration – that’s legit) way I get everything done is by being this level of organized. Was I always this way? Not to this extent but I have no time to be hunting for my keys anymore so they needed a home.

I use a Mac Book Air – I love this thing – I have it backed up on a weekly basis and that is redundant on a physical hard drive and on the cloud. It’s fast – it’s light – it fits in all of my favorite purses which makes it perfection. I use a laptop sleeve from Acme Made.

iPad Mini – it’s the device I use when I’m waiting – I use Feedly to read blogs and that happens a lot on the iPad – I also have the Kindle app for books (looking for a good read check out Twin Turbulence from the hilarious and candid Kristin Myers) and I use it for testing resolution on mobile devices. When I need to decompress I play this game called Forty Theives and it’s addictive and you will lose 98% of the time but when you win that is a sweet sweet victory.

Bose Noise Canceling Headphones. They have a microphone which makes it the perfect thing to use when taking conference calls in busy airports or in shared spaces – I’m not distracted by the background and people can hear me clearly.

Note Cards (made by the crazy talented Amy Rau) I love them and they’re perfect for to-do lists like my Wegmans shopping trip (sorry – I hate apps for lists).

My hot pink clutch (from Banana Republic) is the perfect size for my wallet, iPhone and keys. I can’t tell you how many times I was hunting for my keys or my phone. Now it’s easy and if I’m running out and I don’t need my huge bag I have everything at the ready. This is the thing that I resisted most and now three weeks later I feel foolish.

Business cards – we use Moo Cards for our business cards – the quality is fantastic, the turn around is great and I just plain like how they do business.

Pens & Highlighters – I tried really hard to get on board with the LightScribe so that my notes could be uploaded easily but I am the most finicky person about pens you will ever meet (I make no apologies for my love of office supplies). The pen that you MUST have right now: The Zebra pen with stylus – it writes like a dream. I do not joke about these things.

Chargers. The thing that you should know about me is that my phone is almost always nearly dead. Do I hate apple and what they’ve done to me with their 15 minutes battery life? Yes. Will I ever change? No. Why? Because Siri now understands me. Because of this I have two iDevice chargers – a little guy that will give me one full re-juice that fits in my clutch and the grand daddy charger that will do 3 iPhone charges and an iPad mini charge.

Then you’ve got the containment system which is honestly a game changer for wrangling all of that stuff which is called a Grid-It and I saw it for the first time at CES a few years ago. This thing is now a necessity. And under the Grid-It is my notebook – I always have a notebook with me where I capture the full to do list and I’ve been using this system lately which is basically a more organized version of what I had been doing for the past decade.

So there you have it. Any questions? What would you like to know about How We Work?

what we do

We help our clients navigate the confusing journey from "what should I be doing - where should my focus be?" to a solid & defined strategy with amazing measurable (that's key) results.

our approach

Objectives and results matter most. We’re not going to force all of our clients into some predetermined process or standardized product just because “that’s the way we work.” We deliver a final result and design our solutions custom for each client.

Your needs are going to be met, your expectations are going to be surpassed and you're not going to have a lot of extra things to pay for that you don't need.

Bottom line: we are committed to as many high-fives as possible.

our work

We work with small businesses and solo entrepreneurs. We work with companies/brands/people that we GENUINELY like, that are doing things we care about.

Our clients become friends because we share some core values: You want your work to matter. You want some balance in this life and you really like that we keep that in mind when deciding how much you can bite off at any point. Your time is valuable and respected.